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Slide 1 / 98 New Jersey Center for Teaching and Learning New Paradigm Methods Training This material is made freely available at www.njctl.org and is intended for the non-commercial use of students and teachers. These materials may not be used for any commercial purpose without the written permission of the owners. NJCTL maintains its website for the convenience of teachers who wish to make their work available to other teachers, participate in a virtual professional learning community, and/or provide access to course materials to parents, students and others. Click to go to website: www.njctl.org Slide 2 / 98 Training Assessment & Grading 2012-11-06 www.njctl.org Slide 3 / 98 · Formative Assessment · Summative Assessment Click on the topic to go to that section · What We Grade & Retakes · Grading Assessments · Grading Correlation

Slide 4 / 98 Formative Assessment Return to Table of Contents Slide 5 / 98 Formative Assessment Drives instruction through the use of students' zone of proximal development. Zone of Proximal Development- L.S. Vygotsky "the distance between the actual developmental level as determined by independent problem solving and the level of potential development as determined through problem solving under adult guidance, or in collaboration with more capable peers" Slide 6 / 98 Types of Formative Assessment Embedded Student Response Questions After each short segment of direct instruction, there are student response questions embedded in the presentation. Students may work with their peers to answer the question, but each student is responsible for entering their own answers on the student responders.

Slide 7 / 98 Types of Formative Assessment Class Discussion As students are engaging in social constructivism with their peers, the teacher is walking around and listening to the conversations that students are having. Slide 8 / 98 Summative Assessment Return to Table of Contents Slide 9 / 98 Summative Assessment Used to test what the students actually know and can do independently. Types of Summative Assessment Quizzes Tests Quests - Used in science courses Labs for science courses

Slide 10 / 98 Types of Summative Assessment Quizzes Students are given quizzes frequently. This serves as a formative assessment tool for teachers to see how well students are understanding the material. It serves as a summative assessment tool for students to measure how well they are independently able to demonstrate their knowledge of a particular topic. Quizzes are closely aligned to the homework tasks. Slide 11 / 98 Sample Clicker Question Slide 12 / 98 Sample Homework Question 19. What is the primary structure of a protein?

Slide 13 / 98 Sample Quiz Question 4. Describe the primary structure of a protein. Slide 14 / 98 Use of Quizzes Return graded quizzes the following day. Quizzes are designed to take anywhere from 5-20 minutes. When most students are finished give an announcement for the remaining time that you will allow other students. Answer any homework questions the students may have before the quiz. Only answer questions about general misunderstanding of what the quiz question is asking, not questions about how to answer the question. Slide 15 / 98 Advantages for use of Quizzes Keeps students on their toes. Allows teachers to recognize those students who are continually struggling. Positive re-enforcement for students that continue to do well or who may do poorly on one quiz, but well on the next. Multiple and frequent opportunities for students to show their understanding.

Slide 16 / 98 1 Quizzes are closely linked to the homework questions. True False Slide 17 / 98 Types of Summative Assessment Tests Students are given tests at the end of each unit. These tests are modeled after the end of course assessment for which that course was designed. Students are given similar review problems to complete prior to the test day. Slide 18 / 98 Use of Tests Return graded tests within two days. Tests generally take a whole 40 minute period. Only answer questions about general misunderstanding of what the test question is asking, not questions about how to answer the question. Make modifications and accommodations necessary for any special education or 504 plan students.

Slide 19 / 98 Advantages for use of Tests Tests are designed at a rigorous level to model the types of questions that students will see on their end of course assessment. All the knowledge and skills from the current unit and previous units can be applied to answer more comprehensive questions. Slide 20 / 98 Types of Summative Assessment Quests - Used in Science When a unit is shorter in length or less complex in the information, then a quest may be used in place of a test. A quest unit may or may not also contain quizzes prior to the quest. Like a test, the quest is administered at the end of the unit. The questions found on the quest are a mix of the types found on quizzes and tests. Advantages and use of quests are similar to those of quizzes and tests. Slide 21 / 98 Types of Summative Assessment Labs The science courses have a lab component that is also used for summative assessment. The teacher is assessing the in-class performance of the lab in addition to the lab analysis. None of our science courses have formal lab write-ups.

Slide 22 / 98 2 Which of the following is true about tests? They are given at the end of 2-3 units. A Tests are worth double a quiz grade. B Students will see new types of questions on the C test. Tests are designed to model the format of end of D course or AP tests. Slide 23 / 98 3 Which of the following is not a form of summative assessment? SMART response questions A B Tests Labs C Quests D Slide 24 / 98 4 Timely return of graded tests is essential to the pedagogy of our courses. True False

Slide 25 / 98 What We Grade & Retakes Return to Table of Contents Slide 26 / 98 What do we grade? Only summative assessment tasks are graded: quizzes, tests, quests, and labs . There are no grade points awarded for: participation, attendance, class work, or homework. There is no extra credit work. Slide 27 / 98 Why only grade summative assessment? By only grading summative assessment tasks, we are grading that work which shows each student's independent demonstration of their knowledge, application, and understanding. This creates an objective grade increasing the correlation of the student's grade with the end of course test. This also allows the grades of students to be compared from teacher to teacher and from school to school.

Slide 28 / 98 5 Which of the following do we not award students grade points for? Quizzes A Homework B Labs C Tests D Slide 29 / 98 6 By grading students only on the knowledge they demonstrate through labs, quizzes, and tests we are maintaining ______________ grading. subjective A objective B Slide 30 / 98 Retakes Students are allowed to retake all quizzes, quests, and tests. Retakes of all assessments are provided on our website www.njctl.org Students can retake an assessment as many times as necessary, however most students only need one retake and only one retake is posted on the website. The highest grade earned replaces the lower grade. The grades are not averaged together. Once graded, return to students for them to see their grade, however students should not keep these retakes.

Slide 31 / 98 Retakes Retakes are not given during class time. It is best to offer retakes during the designated after school tutoring time. In an Elementary school, students may not be able to stay afterschool to retake quizzes. In this case, teachers can use class time to remediate and requiz - since in most cases there are times within the day that this is possible (centers, basic skills/ inclusion teacher support, etc.) Slide 32 / 98 Why do we give retakes? The timing of when a student understands a concept is less important than their ability to eventually understand that concept. Since each student's zone of proximal development varies, the teacher can move the class at the pace of the majority of the class instead of having to slow down to that of the learner having the most difficulty. This pacing allows those who are grasping the concepts more quickly to stay challenged, and the retakes allow those that need more help and time to continue to work towards achieving the same skills at their own pace. Slide 33 / 98 Why do we give retakes? The use of retakes also maintains a positive learning environment for students because they are aware that their grade is based solely on that which they can demonstrate their knowledge of and they are given multiple opportunities. Students do not feel as though they have done too poorly already to bother to continue trying.

Slide 34 / 98 7 How can students improve their grade in the course? They cannot improve their grade once A assessments are graded Extra Credit B Daily participation points C By retaking assessments D Slide 35 / 98 8 When are retakes given? During a free period or study hall A After school B During lunch C During class D Slide 36 / 98 9 The grade on a retake Replaces the original grade, only if the retake grade A is higher Is averaged with the original grade B Replaces the original grade C Counts as an additional grade for the student D